Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-04

SOME folks are beginning to call our
junior representative ir the Legislature
"Me Too" Chew.
TIE trouble seems to be that the DEM
ocratic party didn't elect enough Dem
ocrats to the Legislature last fall.
WE have just one word of advice to
the 81 Democrats in the Legislature:
Stick to the nominee from the rising OF
The sun to the going down of the same.
AN exchange says: 1.-The praise be-
slowed by the Republican party and
press upon the eleven Democrats who
refuse 10 recognize the caucus nominee,
is enough not only to turn their votes
but .heir stomachs."
Ii the present dilly-dallying in the
Legislature continues and no Senator is
elected, who will be respOnsible-the Is
obstructionists or the 81 Democrats who
have determined to adhere to the rules
and principles of their party?
ALMOST without exception the Demo
cratic newspapers condemn the course
of the caucus boilers, in the Legisla-
ture. And almost without exception
the Republican newspapers are approx
ing their course, and pat them on the
back while inwardly chuckling.
-
MR.. ID. 3. Lucas in speech in the
Legislature recently said that some
Democrats in the Western part of the
State were never heard of until there
were offices to be distributed. Well,
never mind. The next time the offices
are to be distributed perhaps Mr.. Lucas
won't be heard from.
lT is quite bad enough 10 see Eepub-
licans retained i'm fat offices, but when,
as was the case in New York a few Jays
ago, they are picked out ahead of Dem
ocrats for promotion, and patted on the
back, and told that they need never fear
of being dismissed, and so on, it is as
nauseating 10 the average Democrat as
dose of tartar emetic.
WE learn from the Free Press that the
editor of the Spirit Of Jefferson signed
the paper endorsing the action of Messrs.
Chew and Lucas in remaining out Of
caucus. In view of the frantic appeals
made by the Spirit last fall to ''stick to
the nominee" We confess that this is
surprising. The Democrat will doubt
less feel proud of the conversion of the
Spirit.
AND now the war-talk between this
country and England is agitating the
public mind. England, it is said, is
sending big guns and war ships over to
protect Canada, and the United States
is counting the number of lighting men
on hand and looking after her arma-
ment generally. All the fighting so
far, however, is being done by the
newspapers.
If we read Alright, the Charlestown
Free Press doesn't think it altogether
consistent that Mr.. John Il. COlston,
chairman Of the Democratic County
Executive Committee, should be so
active in getting upa paper endorsing
the undemocratic action of our repre-
sentatives in the Legislature. We agree
with our contemporary. IL isn't con-
sistent and it isn't Democratic.
DELEGATE KINsEY, one Of the noble y
thirteen who refused to act with the
81 Democrats in the Legislature, evil
IDENTIFY is like some of the other kickers
in that he don't express the sentiments
of his constituents. AT his home in
Warrington, Marion county, an effigy
of him was swung up to a tree in the
main street and afterwards burned
amid the eXecrations ofthc people.
s*x
The truly good James NJ. Mason is
threatened with conniptioN fit ut the
dreadful corruption he sees at Charles
ton. He1ills long columns of his paper
telliog of the Camden lobbyists who are
there and mourns because some federal
officials have been at the State capital.
90 lat, however, ne nasD I Ddu worn
to say about his own lobby, or the
State-house ring, or any of the numer
Gus schemes to defeat the caucus nomi-
nee.
In view of possible complications
with England. Congress is being urged
to no longer delay providing money 10
build ships and guns aud erect FORTH
cations along our defenseleSs coasts. We
have plesty of money and plenty of mer.
but none of the implements Of modern
warfare. And as these things take much
time to construct, the work cannot be
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